Subject : India vs new zealand 2 second test match Hyderabad 12-11-2010 .
After a brilliant rear-guard effort from Harbhajan and Laxman saw India through safely to a draw in the opening test, the Indians would be quite wary of the under-dogs. Chris Martin almost single-handedly took his side to victory with a dream spell on the fourth evening, but a combination of stubborn batting and a docile pitch thwarted what would have been one of the biggest upsets in recent times.
PS: The Uppal stadium at Hyderabad has known to be an unlucky venue for the home team. India have never won a game in the three ODIs that they have played here. Deccan Chargers - the IPL franchisee lost all their games in the opening season of the IPL. Even the Hyderabad Ranji team have won only thrice there till the middle of 2009. Will MS Dhoni and his men break the dreaded international jinx?
Stats:
November 1999 - The last time India won a test match against New Zealand on home soil. Since then all the four tests have been drawn.
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal is the 21st ground in India to host a test match and Hyderabad will see some test action after a gap of 22 years.
Teams:
India (From): Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Cheteshwar Pujara, S Sreesanth, Murali Vijay
New Zealand (From): Brendon McCullum, Tim McIntosh, BJ Watling, Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Daniel Vettori(c), James Franklin, Gareth Hopkins(w), Jeetan Patel, Chris Martin, Brent Arnel, Martin Guptill, Andy McKay, Tim Southee
After a brilliant rear-guard effort from Harbhajan and Laxman saw India through safely to a draw in the opening test, the Indians would be quite wary of the under-dogs. Chris Martin almost single-handedly took his side to victory with a dream spell on the fourth evening, but a combination of stubborn batting and a docile pitch thwarted what would have been one of the biggest upsets in recent times.
PS: The Uppal stadium at Hyderabad has known to be an unlucky venue for the home team. India have never won a game in the three ODIs that they have played here. Deccan Chargers - the IPL franchisee lost all their games in the opening season of the IPL. Even the Hyderabad Ranji team have won only thrice there till the middle of 2009. Will MS Dhoni and his men break the dreaded international jinx?
Stats:
November 1999 - The last time India won a test match against New Zealand on home soil. Since then all the four tests have been drawn.
The Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium at Uppal is the 21st ground in India to host a test match and Hyderabad will see some test action after a gap of 22 years.
Teams:
India (From): Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Cheteshwar Pujara, S Sreesanth, Murali Vijay
New Zealand (From): Brendon McCullum, Tim McIntosh, BJ Watling, Ross Taylor, Jesse Ryder, Kane Williamson, Daniel Vettori(c), James Franklin, Gareth Hopkins(w), Jeetan Patel, Chris Martin, Brent Arnel, Martin Guptill, Andy McKay, Tim Southee
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